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I've been barely scraping by with no stash whatsoever, so I totally get the panic. Honestly, I've tried everything and what's helped the most is pumping after feeds and adding pumping sessions (including power pumping). It takes about 2-3 days, but then I get several oz more.

Drinking and eating more also helps, as does getting more sleep.

The More Milk Plus pills aren't much bigger than a Tylenol pill (not capsule, which is smaller) but in MMP is in capsule form. I don't know if it helped me though.

You have to take multiple pills per dose and they are average size gel caps with liquid inside. The drops are really gross, but I've gotten used to them. The only issue with the gross drops is that you're not supposed to have a lot of liquid before or after. One of my friends (I don't think it was anyone on here, but maybe?) said that there is no reason for the government to use water-boarding with the MMP drops in existence because they are torturous.

@Mrs. Chen: The MMP worked really well for me. Pumping after she nurses is more to stimulate your breasts to signal that you need to start making more milk - it's a demand system and your body will respond if it's being "asked" for more milk. If you pump after nursing you should see an increase in output within a week or so. That and MMP should help. Good luck!

@Mrs. Chen: my son is a little over 7 months and I had a dip in supply. I was barely making the 10.5 oz I needed for his bottles (I pump 3x a work and had done a pm session but it was getting too hard for me). On a whim I got some MMP capsules.

Those babies work. I did 2 days of the 4 doses and am easily pumping 12+ oz in 3 sessions. My pumping time has been cut in half, too! (From 20 min to 10) I cut back to only 2-3 doses for a few days, and I think I'm going to go down to even just 1 dose a day. I've noticed my son is gassier (which may be from the fenugreek) and is often pulling away while nursing. I think the amount/flow is too much now. I read that MMP will boost your supply and then your baby can regulate it back down to what they need.

The capsules are smaller than prenatals & you're supposed to limit water intake right when you take them, but they're not awful. I do notice some weird smelling burps if I don't swallow the with enough water though.

Good luck!

@Mrs. Chen: I've been eating oats/granola every day and seriously. My boobs have never been more full.